# Treeton > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Treeton > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Treeton.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treeton > Source revision: 1355218593 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Village and civil parish in South Yorkshire, England}} {{Use British English|date=June 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}} {{Infobox UK place | map_type = South Yorkshire | static_image_name = St Helen's Church, Treeton - geograph.org.uk - 2971093.jpg | static_image_caption = St Helens Church | country = England | official_name = Treeton | type = [Village](/source/Village) and [civil parish](/source/civil_parish) | coordinates = {{coord|53.384501|-1.351273|scale:10000|display=inline,title}} | population = 3189 | population_ref = ''([2011 Census](/source/United_Kingdom_Census_2011))''{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11129820&c=S60+5UP&d=16&e=61&g=6481404&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1457532152406&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2575|title=Treeton CP|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=[Office for National Statistics](/source/Office_for_National_Statistics)|accessdate=9 March 2016}} | civil_parish = Treeton | metropolitan_borough = [Rotherham](/source/Metropolitan_Borough_of_Rotherham) | metropolitan_county = [South Yorkshire](/source/South_Yorkshire) | region = Yorkshire and the Humber | constituency_westminster = [Rother Valley](/source/Rother_Valley_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) | post_town = ROTHERHAM | postcode_district = S60 | postcode_area = S | dial_code = [0114](/source/0114_(UK_dial_code)) | website = https://www.treetonparishcouncil.gov.uk/ }} '''Treeton''' is a village and civil parish of the [Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham](/source/Metropolitan_Borough_of_Rotherham) in [South Yorkshire](/source/South_Yorkshire), England. It is located about {{convert|6|km|mi|sigfig=1|order=flip}} south of the [town of Rotherham](/source/Rotherham) and {{convert|8|km|mi|sigfig=1|order=flip}} east of [Sheffield City Centre](/source/Sheffield_City_Centre). ==History== There is evidence of [Mesolithic](/source/Mesolithic) and [Neolithic](/source/Neolithic) settlement in this area. In 1954 a Neolithic polished stone axe was found at Gregory Hill Field,{{PastScape|mnumber=316349|mname=|accessdate=16 January 2009}} and in 1957 Mesolithic flint cores were found in Treeton Wood.{{PastScape|mnumber=316370 |mname=|accessdate=16 January 2009}} There was a Roman fort at [Templeborough](/source/Templeborough), about {{convert|4.5|km|mi|sigfig=2|order=flip}} north west of Treeton, and remnants of the [Roman road](/source/Roman_roads_in_Britain) called [Icknield Street](/source/Icknield_Street) (sometimes Ryknild or Riknild Street) have been found in nearby [Brinsworth](/source/Brinsworth).{{cite book |last=Wood |first=Michael |authorlink=Michael Wood (historian) |title=In Search of England: Journeys into the English Past |chapter=Chapter 11. Tinsley Wood |pages=212–213 |year=2001 |publisher=University of California Press |location=Berkeley |isbn=0-520-23218-6 }}{{cite journal |year=1949 |title=Roman Britain in 1948: I. Sites Explored |journal=The Journal of Roman Studies |volume=39 |pages=96–115 |doi=10.2307/297711 |publisher=Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies |jstor=297711 }} The name ''Treeton'' is [Old English](/source/Old_English) in origin and may mean 'tree farmstead'{{cite book|last=Goodall|first=Armitage|title=Place-Names of South-West Yorkshire|url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924028042988|publisher=Cambridge University Press|location=Cambridge|year=1914|page=[https://archive.org/details/cu31924028042988/page/n299 288]|chapter=Treton|oclc=5809268}} or 'farmstead built with posts'.{{cite book|last=Mills|first=A.D.|title=A Dictionary of English Place-Names|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=Oxford|year=2003|chapter=Treeton}} The earliest known written record of Treeton is the [Domesday Book](/source/Domesday_Book) of 1086, in which it is referred to as ''Trectone'' or ''Tretone''. The Domesday Book also mentions that the village had two mills and a church. The present [parish church](/source/parish_church) the [Church of St Helen](/source/Church_of_St_Helen%2C_Treeton) was originally built in the 12th century, but may have included parts of an earlier church. The church was expanded in the 14th century and [extensively restored](/source/Victorian_restoration) in the 19th century.{{NHLE|num=1132728|desc=Church of St. Helen|accessdate=16 January 2009}} The [North Midland Railway](/source/North_Midland_Railway) built a railway through the village in 1840, this later became the [Midland Railway](/source/Midland_Railway).{{cite book|last=Stretton|first=Clement Edwin|title=The History of the Midland Railway|url=https://archive.org/details/historymidlandr00stregoog|publisher=Methuen & Co|location=London|year=1901|pages=[https://archive.org/details/historymidlandr00stregoog/page/n423 47]–61|chapter=The North Midland Railway}} There was [a station at Treeton](/source/Treeton_railway_station) until 1951. A [colliery](/source/colliery) was built at Treeton starting in 1875, and 400 houses were built between 1881 and 1905 to house miners' families.{{cite web|url=http://www.rotherham.gov.uk/graphics/Learning/Archives/Local+Towns+and+Villages/EDSTreeton.htm|title=Treeton|publisher=Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council|accessdate=17 January 2009}} Treeton Colliery closed in 1990 and the site has since been redeveloped for homes. ==Governance== Treeton is a civil parish governed locally by a Parish Council, one of 29 such councils in the [Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham](/source/Metropolitan_Borough_of_Rotherham).{{cite web|url=http://www.rotherhamparishcouncils.gov.uk/Home/Map.aspx |title=Rotherham Parish and Town Councils |publisher=Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council |accessdate=16 January 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227060043/http://www.rotherhamparishcouncils.gov.uk/Home/Map.aspx |archivedate=27 February 2009 }} It is in the Rother Vale Ward of the Borough, which is represented on the Borough Council by Georgina Boyes, Gerald Nightingale, and John Swift, all members of the [Labour Party](/source/Labour_Party_(UK)).{{cite web|url=http://www.rotherham.gov.uk/graphics/YourCouncil/YourCouncillor/Rother+Vale/|title=Ward 11: Rother Vale|publisher=Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council|accessdate=16 January 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090423122233/http://www.rotherham.gov.uk/graphics/YourCouncil/YourCouncillor/Rother+Vale/|archivedate=23 April 2009}} This ward is part of the [Rother Valley](/source/Rother_Valley_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) parliamentary constituency, and was represented in the [House of Commons](/source/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom) by [MP](/source/Member_of_Parliament) [Kevin Barron](/source/Kevin_Barron) of the Labour Party who held the seat between 1983 and 2019.{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/2163370.stm|title=Political profile: Kevin Barron|work=[BBC News](/source/BBC_News): Politics|publisher=[BBC](/source/BBC)|access-date=16 January 2009 | date=16 October 2002}} The current MP is [Alexander Stafford](/source/Alexander_Stafford) of the Conservatives. ==Geography== Treeton is situated on the east side of the [River Rother](/source/River_Rother%2C_South_Yorkshire), about {{convert|6|km|mi|sigfig=1|order=flip}} south from the [town of Rotherham](/source/Rotherham) and {{convert|8|km|mi|sigfig=1|order=flip}} east from [Sheffield City Centre](/source/Sheffield_City_Centre).{{cite web|url=http://www.treetonweb.co.uk/index.htm|title=Home|work=Treetonweb|publisher=Treeton Parish Council|accessdate=16 January 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121124726/http://www.treetonweb.co.uk///index.htm|archivedate=21 November 2008}} The village sits on the slopes of the Rother Valley, ranging from about {{convert|40|m|ft|order=flip}} to {{convert|80|m|ft|order=flip}} above [mean sea level](/source/mean_sea_level).{{cite web|url=http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/getamap/|title=Grid reference SK 432 878|work=Get A Map|publisher=[Ordnance Survey](/source/Ordnance_Survey)|accessdate=16 January 2009}} The lower section of the village is susceptible to flooding and had to be evacuated during the [floods of June 2007](/source/United_Kingdom_Floods%2C_June_2007) because of fears that cracks in the dam at [Ulley reservoir](/source/Ulley_reservoir) could lead to widespread flooding in the valley.{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6239828.stm|title=Floods force thousands from homes|date=26 June 2007|work=[BBC News](/source/BBC_News)|publisher=[BBC](/source/BBC)|access-date=16 January 2009}} ==Demography== At the time of the [United Kingdom 2011 Census](/source/United_Kingdom_Census_2011) the population of Treeton civil parish was 3189 people. The ethnic mix was 97.0% white ([White British](/source/White_British), [White Irish](/source/Irish_migration_to_Great_Britain), or [White Other](/source/White_Other_(United_Kingdom_Census))), 0.9% mixed race, 1% [Asian](/source/British_Asian), 1% [Black](/source/Black_British) and 0.2% other. In comparison, the ethnic data found in the [United Kingdom Census 2001](/source/United_Kingdom_Census_2001) was 99.4% white ([White British](/source/White_British), [White Irish](/source/Irish_migration_to_Great_Britain), or [White Other](/source/White_Other_(United_Kingdom_Census))), 0.3% [Asian](/source/British_Asian), and 0.3% mixed race.Data taken from Lower Layer Super Output Area areas 027C and 027D, which extend slightly beyond the civil parish boundary to include part of Catcliffe, giving a total population of 2,773 people. See: {{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadDownNav.do?a=7&b=790699&c=Treeton&d=16&g=364283&i=1001x1003&m=0&r=1&s=1232125532582&enc=1&sampleAreaId=292069 |title=Area: Treeton CP (Parish) |work=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=[Office for National Statistics](/source/Office_for_National_Statistics)|accessdate=16 January 2009}} Table outlining population change of the parish in 50-year increments since 1801: {| class="wikitable" style="clear:both;" !Year |1801 |1851 |1901 |1951 |2001 |- !Population |628 |663 |1,969 |2,040 |2,514 |- | colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;width: 100em"|''Source: A Vision of Britain through Time''{{cite web |url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_table_page.jsp?data_theme=T_POP&data_cube=N_TPop&u_id=10472544&c_id=10001043&add=N |title=Treeton AP/CP: Total Population |accessdate=16 January 2008 |work=A Vision of Britain Through Time |publisher=Great Britain Historical GIS Project }} |} The figures for 1801 and 1851 are taken from the ancient parish of Treeton, which included the neighbouring villages of [Ulley](/source/Ulley) and [Brampton-en-le-Morthen](/source/Brampton-en-le-Morthen), an area about twice the size of the current civil parish. ==Landmarks== thumb|upright=1.3|left|The Parish Church of St Helen, Treeton The Church of St Helen is a Grade I [listed building](/source/listed_building), and the village stocks outside the church are Grade II listed. Other Grade II listed buildings in the village include The Georgian House, formerly the church rectory, and 18th-century farm buildings on Station Road and at Spa House Farm. Catcliffe Flash, to the west of the village, is a local nature reserve that is made up of a lake and marshland formed as the elevation of the land beside the River Rother dropped due to coal mining [subsidence](/source/subsidence).{{cite web|url=http://www.rotherham.gov.uk/graphics/Leisure/Countryside+and+Wildlife/Local+Nature+Reserves/Catcliffe+Flash.htm|title=Catcliffe Flash LNR|publisher=Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council|accessdate=16 January 2009}} To the south-east of the village are three areas of ancient woodland, Treeton Wood,{{cite web|url=https://www.heritagewoodsonline.co.uk/map/012/012.html|title=Treeton Wood|work=Fuelling a Revolution|publisher=South Yorkshire Forest|accessdate=16 January 2009}} Hail Mary Hill Wood, and Falconer Wood,{{cite web|url=https://www.heritagewoodsonline.co.uk/map/010/010.html|title=Hail Mary Hill and Falconer Woods|work=Fuelling a Revolution|publisher=South Yorkshire Forest|accessdate=16 January 2009}} which are managed as part of the [South Yorkshire Forest](/source/South_Yorkshire_Forest). ==Transport== thumb|right|300px|Street map of Treeton The main road transport route through Treeton is the [B6067](/source/Great_Britain_road_numbering_scheme). Treeton is situated close to the [Sheffield Parkway](/source/Sheffield_Parkway) and junction 33 of the [M1 motorway](/source/M1_motorway). Bus services provided by [First South Yorkshire](/source/First_South_Yorkshire) and TM Travel link the village with Rotherham Town Centre and Sheffield City Centre, as well as the surrounding villages.{{cite web|url=http://www.travelsouthyorkshire.com/Templates/timetable_search.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRNODEGUID=%7b9ECE5E92-9E4F-46A0-9BA4-FACE75B2B5B1%7d&NRORIGINALURL=%2ftimetables%2f&NRCACHEHINT=NoModifyGuest|title=Bus timetables for Treeton|work=Travel South Yorkshire|publisher=[South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive](/source/South_Yorkshire_Passenger_Transport_Executive)|accessdate=16 January 2009}} The closest mainline railway stations are at Sheffield, Rotherham, and Meadowhall. The former route of the [North Midland Railway](/source/North_Midland_Railway) runs through the village, and Treeton used to be served by a passenger station on this line, however the station closed in 1951 and the rail line is now freight only.{{cite web|url=http://www.treetonweb.co.uk/history/railway.htm|title=History: The Railway|work=Treetonweb|publisher=Treeton Parish Council|accessdate=16 January 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514115325/http://www.treetonweb.co.uk/history/railway.htm|archivedate=14 May 2008}} {{clear}} ==See also== *[Listed buildings in Treeton](/source/Listed_buildings_in_Treeton) ==References== {{Reflist|2}} ==External links== *{{Commons category-inline|Treeton}} *{{OpenDomesday|SK4387|treeton}} {{authority control}} Category:Treeton Category:Villages in South Yorkshire Category:Civil parishes in South Yorkshire Category:Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Treeton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treeton) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treeton?action=history)). 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